Living Wage
Call for pay shake-up at WCC
A group calling for all Wellington City Council workers to earn the living wage says the money needed can be taken off top-earning staff.
Minimum wage - How high is too high?
This week saw the minimum wage increase by 50 cents to $15.25. Those who argue against significant increases to the minimum wage claim it will price some of the most vulnerable workers out of jobs… Audio
Chamber of Commerce 'stuck in dark ages'
The Chamber of Commerce is accused of being the 'fun police' after it moved to challenge the Wellington Council over its living wage extension to $19.25 an hour.
Wellington City Council extends living wage to security guards
The Wellington City Council's voted in favour of extending the living wage to its contracted security guards. Audio
Ben Gleisner - Conscious Consumers
Ben Gleisner is the co-founder and national director of Conscious Consumers, a social enterprise that connects consumers with businesses who care about looking after the planet and being a good… Audio
Wayne Brittenden's Counterpoint
With the debate over the minimum wage, as opposed to a living wage, gathering pace, Wayne tells us that hundreds of New Zealanders - virtually forgotten employees - receive only a fraction of the… Audio
Guy Standing: basic income and the Precariat
Professor of Development Studies at the University of London, founder member and co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network, and author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class. He is visiting… Audio
